Tata group on Wednesday said it has doubled its published patents in two years to about 7,000 at the end of 2015. At the end of calendar year 2013, the conglomerate which has presence spanning from salt to software, had 3,500 published patents.
“In the calendar year 2015 itself, Tata companies have filed over 2,000 published patents in India and international jurisdictions,” the group said in a statement. These patents are primarily in the area of computation and data processing; materials, coating, casting and vehicle propulsion; communications; engines; and hybrids, fuels and controls, it added.